Louisville Track and Field Embarks on BIG EAST Indoor Championships

The Cardinal women will be in search of their second-straight indoor league title.

 

February 16, 2012

 

NEW YORK – Following a strong indoor regular season, the University of Louisville track and field teams head to New York City this weekend to participate in the BIG EAST Indoor Championships at the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory from Feb. 18-19.

 

The two-day event begins Saturday with the pentathlon at 8 a.m. and resumes on Sunday at 9 a.m. with the men’s and women’s high jump events. Live results will be available on www.ArmoryTrack.com, and free streaming video can be accessed through the BIG EAST’s championship central page.

 

Louisville women’s squad will be in search of its second-straight indoor title and sixth overall since joining the conference in the 2005-06 season. The combined total is the most among any women’s since squad since the Cardinals joined the conference, with the closest competition being Notre Dame’s two combined women’s titles.

 

Heading into the meet, the Cardinal women have four student-athletes with the top BIG EAST marks: Amashi-ali Kendall (weight throw), Khadija Abdullah (shot put), Charachesicia Lockhart (long jump) and Holly Knight (5,000m). Nationally, Kendall ranks seventh in the event, while Abdullah is listed as having the 14th-best mark.

 

Abdullah will be looking to repeat in her event after winning last year’s shot put title with a heave of 16.70m/54-9.50, one of her six victories in the event during the indoor season. This year, she posted a win in the shot put at the Indiana Open.

 

Lockhart, after winning her first career title last year in the long jump, also will in search of her second-straight crown. The Dallas, Texas, native has one victory in the event this year, but has been dominant in the triple jump, posting three wins in such competitions. Michelle Theophille (high jump) and Malina Simmers (triple jump) are also expected to give the Cardinals a surge in the field events.

 

On the track, Knight, a three-time All-American, is expected to lead the pack of distance runners. She set the school record in the 5,000m earlier this season. In the sprints section, Margret Harris will be counted on to secure points in her respective events. She holds the third-fastest 60m mark in the BIG EAST and ranks No. 12 in the 200m.

 

The men’s side will be led by Michael Edwards, as he is listed No. 2 in the league in the high jump, checking in at No. 15 nationally. Fellow jumper Seon Powell will double up, competing in the long and triple jump events. He ranks third in both events in the BIG EAST.

 

In the throws area, Louisville is expected to gain points from Brad Vivace and Sam Bombaugh in both the shot put and the weight throw. Vivace has the better mark out of the two in the shot put (fifth in the BIG EAST), while Bombaugh has the edge in the weight throw (second in the league).

 

Luke Lovelace and Gordon Dooley will head the group of men’s track athletes, competing in the distance events. Lovelace, who ran a season-best 8:10.70 in the 3,000m at the Meyo Invitational, ranks seventh in the event, and Dooley, competing in the 5,000m, has the 12th-fastest mark in the conference.

 

Freshman Calvin Arsenault and newcomer Emmanuel Matadi are making their first appearances at the BIG EAST Championships and vying for top-eight finishes in their respective events. Arsenault clocked the eighth-fastest BIG EAST 60m hurdles time, while Matadi ranks 19th in the 60m.

 

For all of the latest information on Louisville cross country and track and field, log on to UofLsports.com, or, for up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/louisvilletrack.

 

BIG EAST INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (NEW YORK – THE ARMORY)

 

Saturday, Feb. 18

 

Women’s Pentathlon 60m Hurdles, 8 a.m.

Kim Cardeiro

 

Women’s Pentathlon High Jump, 8:45 a.m.

Kim Cardeiro

 

Men’s Pole Vault, 10 a.m.

Kevin Jackson

 

Women’s Pentathlon Shot Put, 10:30 a.m.

Kim Cardeiro

 

Women’s Pentathlon Long Jump, 11:45 a.m.

Kim Cardeiro

 

Men’s 60m Hurdles Trials, 12:20 p.m.

Calvin Arsenault

 

Women’s 60m Trials, 12:40 p.m.

Margret Harris

 

Men’s 60m Trials, 1 p.m.

Emmanuel Matadi

 

Women’s Pentathlon 800m, 1 p.m.

Kim Cardeiro

 

Women’s 500m Trials, 1:20 p.m.

Ahlivia Spencer

 

Men’s 500m Trials, 1:40 p.m.

Jordon Frazier

 

Women’s 400m Trials, 2 p.m.

Hadassah Bruno

 

Women’s Pole Vault Finals, 2 p.m.

Chelsea Lucas

 

Men’s Weight Throw Finals, 2:15 p.m.

Sam Bombaugh, Brad Vivace

 

Women’s 200m Trials, 3 p.m.

Margret Harris

 

Women’s Long Jump Finals, 3 p.m.

Charachesicia Lockhart, Margret Harris, Kim Cardeiro

 

Men’s Long Jump Finals, 3 p.m.

Seon Powell

 

Men’s 200m Trials, 3:15 p.m.

Emmanuel Matadi

 

Women’s Weight Throw Finals, 4:15 p.m.

Amashi-ali Kendall, Patrice Gates, Hannah Baker

 

Men’s 800m Trials, 4:15 p.m.

Andrew Stewart

 

Women’s 5,000m Finals, 4:30 p.m.

Holly Knight

 

Men’s 5,000m Finals, 4:55 p.m.

Gordon Dooley

 

Women’s Distance Medley Relay Finals, 5:15 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (M. Frigo, M. Molodynia, G. Jackson, M. Davidson)

 

Sunday, Feb. 19

 

Women’s High Jump Finals, 9 a.m.

Maggie Gilbertson, Megan Schubert, Michelle Theophille, Kim Cardeiro

 

Men’s High Jump Finals, 9 a.m.

Michael Edwards, Taylor Caldwell

 

Men’s Shot Put Finals, 10 a.m.

Sam Bombaugh, Isaac Bowling, Brad Vivace

 

Men’s 800m Finals (contingent upon advancing), 11:50 a.m.

Andrew Stewart

 

Men’s 60m Hurdles Finals (contingent upon advancing), 12:10 p.m.

Calvin Arsenault

 

Women’s 60m Finals (contingent upon advancing), 12:20 p.m.

Margret Harris

 

Women’s Triple Jump Finals, 12:30 p.m.

Charachesicia Lockhart, Malina Simmers

 

Men’s Triple Jump Finals, 12:30 p.m.

Seon Powell

 

Women’s Shot Put Finals, 12:30 p.m.

Khadija Abdullah, Patrice Gates, Amashi-ali Kendall

 

Men’s 60m Finals (contingent upon advancing), 12:30 p.m.

Emmanuel Matadi

 

Women’s 500m Finals (contingent upon advancing), 1 p.m.

Ahlivia Spencer

 

Men’s 500m Finals (contingent upon advancing), 1:10 p.m.

Jordon Frazier

 

Women’s 400m Finals (contingent upon advancing), 1:20 p.m.

Hadassah Bruno

 

Women’s 200m Finals (contingent upon advancing), 1:40 p.m.

Margret Harris

 

Men’s 200m Finals (contingent upon advancing), 1:50 p.m.

Emmanuel Matadi

 

Women’s 3,000m Finals, 2 p.m.

Holly Knight

 

Men’s 3,000m Finals, 2:20 p.m.

Gordon Dooley, Luke Lovelace

 

Women’s 4x800m Relay Finals, 2:35 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (M. Molodynia, M. Frigo, C. Martin, M. Davidson)

 

Women’s 4x400m Relay Finals, 2:55 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (H. Bruno, M. Harris, C. Lockhart, G. Jackson, A. Spencer)

 

Men’s 4x400m Relay Finals, 3:05 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (M. Hobbs, J. Frazier, C. Arsenault, E. Matadi, A. Stewart)

 

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